PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE (EIN 68-0492065)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-10-22
- IRS object ID
- 201302959349300225
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-10-22T13:08:23-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 946214841 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ARMANINO LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 12667 ALCOSTA BOULEVARD SUITE 500 | AddressLine1 |
| City | SAN RAMON | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 945834427 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 680492065 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | PUBL | NameControl |
| Phone | 4156241200 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1160 BATTERY STREET NO 100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | SAN FRANCISCO | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 94111 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | RICHARD HEWITT | Name |
| Title | CFO | Title |
| Phone | 4156241200 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-10-22 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LYNN HENLEY | Name |
| PTIN | P00356034 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9257902600 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | RICHARD HEWITT | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1160 BATTERY STREET NO 100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | SAN FRANCISCO | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 94111 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 42792575 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.PLOS.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2001 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | CA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | COMMITTED TO MAKING THE WORLD'S SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL LITERATURE A PUBLIC RESOURCE. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 10 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 10 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 162 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 4664 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 518640 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 51340 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 654948 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 337184 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 21648452 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 33433009 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 190508 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 462903 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 0 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 785 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 22493908 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 34233881 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 9178696 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 12757245 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 9162968 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 14602927 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 18341664 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 27360172 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 4152244 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 6873709 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 11795524 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 20511192 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 3075125 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 4645558 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 8720399 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 15865634 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE (PLOS) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. THE MISSION OF PLOS IS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE BY LEADING A TRANSFORMATION IN RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. EVERYTHING THAT PLOS PUBLISHES IS OPEN-ACCESS - FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANYONE TO USE. SHARING RESEARCH ENCOURAGES PROGRESS, FROM PROTECTING THE BIODIVERSITY OF OUR PLANET TO FINDING MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR DISEASES, SUCH AS CANCER.THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: - ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY BARRIERS TO IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY, ACCESS AND USE OF RESEARCH;- PURSUE A PUBLISHING STRATEGY THAT DRIVES OPENNESS, QUALITY, AND INTEGRITY;- DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS AND DATA.PLOS SUPPORTS OPEN ACCESS TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IMMEDIATELY AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE FOR THEM TO DOWNLOAD, PRINT, DISTRIBUTE, READ, AND REUSE WITHOUT CHARGE OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 21888597 | Expense |
| Revenue | 32914369 | Revenue |
| Description | SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PUBLISHING REMAINS THE CORE OF PLOS PROGRAM EXPENSE AT $22 MILLION. THE SEVEN PLOS JOURNALS ARE OPEN ACCESS AND EACH OF THEM IS RIGOROUSLY PEER-REVIEWED. PLOS BIOLOGY IS THE FIRST JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY PLOS AND COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY. PLOS MEDICINE IS THE LEADING OPEN ACCESS MEDICAL JOURNAL, PROVIDING AN INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL VENUE FOR PRIMARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON THE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO HUMAN HEALTH WORLDWIDE. PLOS ONE HAS BECOME THE WORLD'S LARGEST PEER-REVIEWED OPEN ACCESS SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, KNOWN FOR PIONEERING THE REPLACEMENT OF SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION MEASURES WITH OBJECTIVE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOCUSING ON TECHNICAL QUALITY, PUBLISHES PRIMARY RESEARCH FROM OVER 50 SCIENCE AND BIOMEDICAL DISCIPLINES. PLOS GENETICS PUBLISHES NEW RESEARCH IN GENETIC AND GENOMIC BIOLOGY. PLOS PATHOGENS PUBLISHES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND A VARIETY OF FRONT MATTER ON THE BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS AND HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IS DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF HELMINTH, BACTERIAL, VIRAL, PROTOZOAN, AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS ENDEMIC TO TROPICAL REGIONS. PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY IS A SOCIETY JOURNAL, ALIGNED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (ISCB), THAT PUBLISHES NEW RESEARCH IN ALL AREAS OF BIOLOGY USING COMPUTATIONAL METHODS.PLOS CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO DRIVE TOWARDS OPENNESS IN DATA USE AND RE-USE. OUR AIM IS FOR ANYONE TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE DATA (TO REPEAT AUTHORS' RESULTS) AND REUSE DATA (TO BUILD ON THE AUTHORS' FINDINGS). IN PURSUIT OF THIS GOAL, WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PILOT PROGRAM WITH DRYAD. DRYAD HELPS OUR AUTHORS MAKE THEIR DATA RE-USEABLE AND ACCESSIBLE BY PROVIDING A PERMANENT OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORY AND ASSIGNING UNIQUE "DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIERS" (DOIS) FOR EACH DATA "PACKAGE", COMPRISING ALL THE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE PUBLISHED ARTICLE. TWO OF OUR JOURNALS, PLOS BIOLOGY AND PLOS GENETICS, CAN NOW USE THE DRYAD REPOSITORY TO HOST DATA WHILE ARTICLES ARE UNDER REVIEW, PROVIDING CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO THE UNDERLYING DATA FOR EDITORS AND PEER-REVIEWERS. MEANWHILE, WE ARE WORKING TO EVOLVE THE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ITSELF INTO A MORE DYNAMIC, LIVING FORM OF COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FIGSHARE TO MAKE THE DATA PUBLISHED IN OUR ARTICLES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND DISCOVERABLE. OUR FIGSHARE WIDGET DISPLAYS THE CONTENTS OF SUPPORTING INFORMATION FILES WITHIN THE ARTICLE, REGARDLESS OF FILE TYPE (WHETHER DATASET, TEXT, DOCUMENTS, ANIMATED, VIDEO, OR PRESENTATION FILES). THIS ALLOWS USERS TO SEARCH, MAGNIFY AND DOWNLOAD THE MATERIAL IN WAYS NOT PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED. THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE COINCIDED WITH A FULL RE-DESIGN OF THE PLOS JOURNAL WEBSITES. THIS PROJECT HAD THREE PRIMARY GOALS: TO ENSURE READERS CAN QUICKLY ASSESS THE RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF AN ARTICLE; TO IMPROVE SITE NAVIGATION; AND TO LAUNCH A FLEXIBLE PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO BUILD OUT FUTURE INNOVATIONS. THE NEW WEBSITES OFFER MORE PROMINENT FIGURES, AN IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE SUBSET OF ALM DATA CALLED METRICS SIGNPOSTS, CUSTOM SAVED SEARCH, AUTHOR DATA, FASTER NAVIGATION, AND MUCH MORE. THEY WERE AWARDED 'BEST IN CLASS' FOR NONPROFIT WEBSITES AT THE 2013 INTERACTIVE MEDIA AWARDS.PLOS ENCOURAGES THE EVALUATION OF RESEARCH AT THE ARTICLE LEVEL. WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLISHERS TO PLACE ARTICLE-LEVEL METRICS (ALMS) ON EVERY ARTICLE. ALMS PROVIDE A FULL AND CONSTANTLY UPDATED PICTURE OF HOW A PAPER IS BEING USED FROM THE MOMENT IT IS PUBLISHED ONLINE. THEY PRESENT TRADITIONAL METRICS (SUCH AS CITATIONS AND ONLINE USAGE) ALONGSIDE MORE IMMEDIATE ALTERNATIVE MEASURES ("ALTMETRICS"), SUCH AS COVERAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. MANY OTHER PUBLISHERS HAVE SINCE ADOPTED THE IDEA AND NEW BUSINESSES ARE NOW EMERGING TO DEMONSTRATE RESEARCH IMPACT IN THESE WAYS.OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR ALM PROGRAM TO ALLOW USERS TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD ALMS FOR ANY ARTICLE. THESE ALM REPORTS ENABLE USERS TO CHART THE DATA AND IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND TRENDS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE ALSO RELEASED THE FIRST ITERATION OF ALM RELATIVE METRICS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT: THEY DISPLAY THE AVERAGE USAGE CALCULATION FOR SIMILAR ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD AND RESEARCH AREAS, ALLOWING USERS TO EVALUATE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE IN DIFFERENT FIELDS. IN NOVEMBER 2012, WE WELCOMED 45 THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE ALM COMMUNITY TO A WORKSHOP ON NEW WAYS TO MEASURE SCIENCE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM NOTABLE UNIVERSITIES, FUNDERS, LIBRARIES, PUBLISHERS AND DEVELOPERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. A CONCURRENT HACKATHON, WHICH WE CO-ORGANIZED WITH IMPACTSTORY, PROVIDED DEVELOPERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE ON EXPERIMENTS WITH ALTMETRICS DATA. WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN NATIONAL INFORMATION STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (NISO) EFFORTS TO BRING STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES TO ALTMETRICS. PLOS HAS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN THE OPEN ACCESS COMMUNITY TO CAPTURE THE INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCHERS, GOVERNMENTS AND FUNDERS. IN THE US, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED TO PUBLICIZE A PETITION TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERALLY-FUNDED SCIENCE RESEARCH. THE PETITION ULTIMATELY GATHERED 65,000 SIGNATURES AND RESULTED IN A WHITE HOUSE DIRECTIVE REQUIRING MAJOR US FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR PROVIDING BETTER ACCESS. IN THE UK, WE PROVIDED ORAL EVIDENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE IN RELATION TO RESEARCH COUNCILS UK'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "FINCH REPORT" RECOMMENDATIONS. BEING FREELY ABLE TO READ CONTENT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON THE BROADER RE-USE VALUE OF OPEN CONTENT. WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH SPARC AND OASPA TO ENABLE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND COMPARISON OF PUBLISHERS' OPEN ACCESS POLICIES. TOGETHER, WE HAVE CREATED "HOWOPENISIT?", A GUIDE TO THE CORE ELEMENTS AND LANGUAGE OF OPEN ACCESS, FOR RESEARCHERS, AUTHORS AND POLICY-MAKERS. THIS THEME OF "INFORMED DECISIONS" IS ALSO REFLECTED IN OUR ONGOING ENDORSEMENT OF ARTICLE-LEVEL METRICS (ALMS).PLOS ALSO PROVIDED $3.8 MILLION IN THE FORM OF PARTIAL OR FULL WAIVERS TO AUTHORS AS PART OF OUR PUBLICATION FEE ASSISTANCE. AS A NONPROFIT PUBLISHER, ONE OF OUR CORE OBJECTIVES IS TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY BARRIERS TO IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY, ACCESS AND USE OF RESEARCH, WHICH AT TIMES MAY INCLUDE COST. THOUGH THIS AMOUNT APPEARS AS A CONTRA-REVENUE FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS IS A MAJOR PROGRAM EXPENSE FOR PLOS WHICH DEMONSTRATES OUR SUPPORT TO OUR SCIENCE AND GLOBAL PUBLIC COMMUNITY. MUCH OUR HARDSHIP SUPPORT HAS BEEN FOR AUTHORS FROM EARLY STAGE OR EMERGING ECONOMIES, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN DEVELOPED ECONOMIES WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN SECURING ADEQUATE FUNDING SUPPORT. | Description |
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| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 1 | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 1 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 1 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 1 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 109 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 162 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 1 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | 1 | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | 1 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Name Of Foreign Country | UK | NameOfForeignCountry |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | 0 | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | 0 | PremiumsPaid |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 10 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 10 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 1 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 1 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Own Website | X | OwnWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SUSAN AU DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 4156241200 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1160 BATTERY STREET NO 100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | SAN FRANCISCO | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 94111 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY WARD | |||||||
| CHAIRMAN | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PATRICK O BROWN | |||||||
| SECRETARY/CO-FOUNDER | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MICHAEL B EISEN | |||||||
| TRUSTEE/CO-FOUNDER | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MICHAEL W CARROLL | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ROBIN LOVELL-BADGE | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| HEATHER JOSEPH | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DAVID LIDDLE | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ROSALIND L SMYTH | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MARTY TENENBAUM | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BETH WEIL | |||||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PETER JERRAM | |||||||
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE | 40.00 | X | 469716 | 0 | 9382 | ||
| STEPHEN BOROSTYAN | |||||||
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40.00 | X | 277608 | 0 | 29444 | ||
| KRISTEN RATAN | |||||||
| CHIEF PUBLICATION & PRODUCT OFFICER | 40.00 | X | 187343 | 0 | 27038 | ||
| DARLENE YAPLEE | |||||||
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 40.00 | X | 180051 | 0 | 26880 | ||
| RICHARD CAVE | |||||||
| DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 40.00 | 171312 | 0 | 25868 | X | ||
| SUSAN AU | |||||||
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | 40.00 | 163144 | 0 | 13101 | X | ||
| KATIE SHARABATI | |||||||
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 40.00 | 151735 | 0 | 7378 | X | ||
| VIRGINIA BARBOUR | |||||||
| MEDICINE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | 40.00 | 150077 | 0 | 7017 | X | ||
| TRACY PELON | |||||||
| DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION OPERATIONS | 40.00 | 141537 | 0 | 7924 | X | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 1892523 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 154032 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 13 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIES | |||||
| 200 SUTTON STREET | NORTH ANDOVER | MA | 01845 | JOURNAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 1466208 |
| ZYG GROUP LLC | |||||
| 401 63RD STREET | OAKLAND | CA | 94609 | EDITORIAL SERVICES | 1234951 |
| KAUFMAN WILLS FUSTING & COMPANY | |||||
| 1010 STREEPER STREET SOUTH | BALTIMORE | MD | 21224 | EDITORIAL SERVICES | 463459 |
| DIGITAL PULP INC | |||||
| 220 EAST 23RD STREET SUITE 900 | NEW YORK | NY | 10010 | WEBSITE DESIGN | 366548 |
| J&J EDITORAL | |||||
| 320 NORTH SALEM STREET SUITE 205 | APEX | NC | 27502 | EDITORIAL SERVICES | 329836 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 12 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Membership Dues | 334098 | MembershipDues |
| All Other Contributions | 3086 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 337184 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome | Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTHOR FEES | 519130 | 32610530 | 32610530 | |
| ADVERTISING | 519130 | 518640 | 518640 | |
| SPONSORSHIPS | 519130 | 231068 | 231068 | |
| REPRINTS | 519130 | 72771 | 72771 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 33433009 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 393561 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $393,561 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 8628036 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 8558694 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 69342 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 69342 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $69,342 | ExclusionAmount |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Business CodeBusinessCode | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | ExclusionExclusionAmount |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER ANCILLARY REVENUE | 623990 | 684 | $684 |
| MERCHANDISING | 451211 | 101 | $101 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 785 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 34233881 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 32914369 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 518640 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $463,688 | ExclusionAmount |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1207462 | Total |
| Program Services | 965970 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 241492 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9430276 | Total |
| Program Services | 7135607 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2294669 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 188021 | Total |
| Program Services | 143195 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 44826 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1124198 | Total |
| Program Services | 688069 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 436129 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 807288 | Total |
| Program Services | 559945 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 247343 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 154230 | Total |
| Program Services | 62562 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 91668 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 62964 | Total |
| Management And General | 62964 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1968193 | Total |
| Program Services | 1321083 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 647110 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 274271 | Total |
| Program Services | 274271 | ProgramServices |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 320087 | Total |
| Program Services | 40022 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 280065 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 519734 | Total |
| Program Services | 326826 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 192908 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 727005 | Total |
| Program Services | 510479 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 216526 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 770945 | Total |
| Program Services | 552971 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 217974 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 423490 | Total |
| Program Services | 271221 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 152269 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCTION COSTS | 8989989 | 8989989 | |
| TRAINING & RECRUITMENT | 389464 | 46387 | 343077 |
| GAIN / LOSS EXCH RATE | 2555 | 2555 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 27360172 | Total |
| Program Services | 21888597 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5471575 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1555751 | BOY |
| EOY | 998005 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 331461 | BOY |
| EOY | 104772 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 200000 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1464861 | BOY |
| EOY | 1122734 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 50149 | BOY |
| EOY | 51541 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 70860 | BOY |
| EOY | 500811 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 2412031 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 836976 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1332625 | BOY |
| EOY | 1575055 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6789817 | BOY |
| EOY | 16158274 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11795524 | BOY |
| EOY | 20511192 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1005877 | BOY |
| EOY | 1428591 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1346409 | BOY |
| EOY | 2164359 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 722839 | BOY |
| EOY | 1052608 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3075125 | BOY |
| EOY | 4645558 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7576014 | BOY |
| EOY | 14853168 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1144385 | BOY |
| EOY | 1012466 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8720399 | BOY |
| EOY | 15865634 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11795524 | BOY |
| EOY | 20511192 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 6873709 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconciliation Unrealized Invest | 271526 | ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 0 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 769998 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 792689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 2364075 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 654948 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 337184 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 4918894 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 5930360 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 8408828 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 12372998 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 21185299 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 32914369 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 80811854 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 6700358 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 9201517 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 14737073 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 21840247 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 33251553 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 85730748 | Total |
Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1400000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 353393 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 1753393 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1400000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 353393 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 1753393 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 83977355 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 44131 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 7983 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 43413 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 190508 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 393561 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 679596 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 44131 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 7983 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 43413 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 190508 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 393561 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 679596 | Total |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 4028 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 17498 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 40730 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 188601 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 117567 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 368424 | Total |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 785 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 785 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 6748517 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 9226998 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 14821216 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 22219356 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 33763466 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 86779553 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0.96770 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Prior Year Support Percentage | 0.99030 | PriorYearSupportPercentage |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0.00780 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
| Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage | 0.00530 | PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers | 1 | Volunteers |
| Paid Staff Or Management | 1 | PaidStaffOrManagement |
| Media Advertisements | 0 | MediaAdvertisements |
| Mailings Members | 0 | MailingsMembers |
| Publications Or Broadcast | 0 | PublicationsOrBroadcast |
| Grants Other Organizations | 0 | GrantsOtherOrganizations |
| Direct Contact Legislators | 0 | DirectContactLegislators |
| Rallies Demonstrations | 0 | RalliesDemonstrations |
| Other Activities | 1 | OtherActivities |
| Other Activities | $1,460 | OtherActivitiesAmount |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB | 1460 | TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB |
| Not Described In501c3 | 0 | NotDescribedIn501c3 |
Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | PART II-B, LINE 1: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | PLOS HAS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN THE OPEN ACCESS COMMUNITY TO CAPTURE THE INTEREST AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCHERS, GOVERNMENTS AND FUNDERS. IN THE US, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED TO PUBLICIZE A PETITION TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERALLY-FUNDED SCIENCE RESEARCH. THE PETITION ULTIMATELY GATHERED 65,000 SIGNATURES AND RESULTED IN A WHITE HOUSE DIRECTIVE REQUIRING MAJOR US FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR PROVIDING BETTER ACCESS. IN THE UK, WE PROVIDED ORAL EVIDENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE IN RELATION TO RESEARCH COUNCILS UK'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "FINCH REPORT" RECOMMENDATIONS. | Explanation |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 260487 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 55917 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 204570 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 869202 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 344977 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 524225 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 1282342 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 436082 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 846260 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 1575055 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Book ValueBookValue |
|---|---|
| SECURITY DEPOSITS | 8401 |
| INVESTMENTS | 16149873 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | 16158274 | TotalBookValueOtherAssets |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES | Description |
| Amount | $1,052,608 | Amount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 1052608 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 34502852 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Investments | 271526 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 271526 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 34231326 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Other Revenues Not Included | 2555 | OtherRevenuesNotIncluded |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 2555 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 34233881 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 27357617 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 27357617 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Other Expenses Not Included | 2555 | OtherExpensesNotIncluded |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 2555 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 27360172 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: | PART X, LINE 2: | PLOS HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT IT QUALIFIES FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 27301D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE EXEMPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND MANAGEMENT IS CONFIDENT THAT PLOS CONTINUES TO SATISFY ALL FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CONTINUED TAX EXEMPTION STATUS. PLOS MAY PERIODICALLY RECEIVE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME (SUCH AS SUBLEASE RENTAL INCOME, ADVERTISING INCOME, ETC.) REQUIRING PLOS TO FILE SEPERATE TAX RETURNS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES. PLOS ALSO HAS CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF VALUE ADDED TAXES. UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS, PLOS CALCULATES AND ACCRUES THE APPLICABLE TAXES. PLOS ASSESSES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN AGAINST MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTES FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. BASED ON AN ANALYSIS PREPARED BY PLOS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PLOS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | GAIN / LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE 2,555. | |
| PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | GAIN / LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE 2,555. |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Region | EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | Region |
| Number Of Offices | 1 | NumberOfOffices |
| Number Of Employees | 36 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Type Of Activities Conducted | PROGRAM SERVICES | TypeOfActivitiesConducted |
| Specific Services Provided | EDITORIAL SUPPORT TO SERVICE US OPERATIONS. | SpecificServicesProvided |
| Total Expenditures | 1997692 | TotalExpenditures |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal Number Of Offices | 1 | SubtotalNumberOfOffices |
| Subtotal Number Of Employees | 36 | SubtotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Cont Number Of Offices | 0 | ContNumberOfOffices |
| Cont Number Of Employees | 0 | ContNumberOfEmployees |
| Total Number Of Offices | 1 | TotalNumberOfOffices |
| Total Number Of Employees | 36 | TotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Subtotal Amount Spent | 1997692 | SubtotalAmountSpent |
| Cont Amount Spent | 0 | ContAmountSpent |
| Total Amount Spent | 1997692 | TotalAmountSpent |
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | 0 | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | 0 | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | 0 | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | 0 | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | 0 | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | 0 | BoycottCountries |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | X | CompensationCommittee |
| Written Employment Contract | X | WrittenEmploymentContract |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)
| TitleTitle | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER JERRAM | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE | 376484 | 0 | 93232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9382 | 0 | 479098 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEPHEN BOROSTYAN | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 240491 | 0 | 37117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10000 | 0 | 19444 | 0 | 307052 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRISTEN RATAN | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF PUBLICATION & PRODUCT OFFICER | 181293 | 0 | 6050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7948 | 0 | 19090 | 0 | 214381 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DARLENE YAPLEE | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 174644 | 0 | 5407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7683 | 0 | 19197 | 0 | 206931 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RICHARD CAVE | ||||||||||||||
| DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 159023 | 0 | 12289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6852 | 0 | 19016 | 0 | 197180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSAN AU | ||||||||||||||
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | 153321 | 0 | 9823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6589 | 0 | 6512 | 0 | 176245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KATIE SHARABATI | ||||||||||||||
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 144035 | 0 | 7700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6099 | 0 | 1279 | 0 | 159113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VIRGINIA BARBOUR | ||||||||||||||
| MEDICINE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | 140341 | 0 | 9736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157094 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES | FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A | THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED IN PART V AND PART I OF THE FORM 990 INCLUDES 126 W-2 EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES IN THE US AS PART OF TRINET PEO AND 36 EMPLOYEES IN THE UK AT THE END OF 2012. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE BYLAWS OF PLOS WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AT PLOS SINCE IT WAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMENDED BYLAWS WERE RATIFIED IN MAY 2013, WHICH WE ARE INCLUDING AS PART OF OUR 2012 TAX FILING DISCLOSURE, RATHER THAN IN OUR 2013 TAX FILING PERIOD. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND MEMBERS FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS WHERE NECESSARY, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CFO SIGNS AND FILES ALL REQUIRED TAX FILINGS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE CEO AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. THIS IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY AND THE PROCESS IS MANAGED BY THE HR DIRECTOR. REVIEW ENCOMPASSES CEO, CFO, EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PLOS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. | |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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